You could switch to bursting/malice if you want, but Battle is fine. The only reason you’d swap it is if you didn’t enjoy them. For a Condition build, you don’t really need to get much more than what you have on sigils, so you should be fine.
If you’re going 20 in Dueling, you might want to go Rabid so your Illusions can apply more Bleeding.
Runes of Perplexity are good depending on your build. While they do, in some way, force you to pick certain weapons to utilize their effectiveness, they can also bring about large amounts of Confusion which is something us Mesmers never had access to (other than old Glamour builds). When comparing their DPS to, say, a full CondiDuration runeset, they are laughable, but that also implies a full duration tick. You can also use high condition damage runes for their utility, but it all comes down to preference, in the end.
Also, you can add a Superior Earth to one of your “main” weapons. That’ll synergise with the Bleeds that Sharper Images puts out. And I’d also suggest at least half Rabid, for Precision boosts/additional Toughness. Power is helpful, sure, but a non-Glamourbomb/Triforce spec’s relying more on the Precision/Bleed setup than on Power/Retaliation.
As for Perplexity, I’m running those babies myself. Tons of fun, if you’re packing Interrupts and channeled attacks. Considering how Confusing Images works on Scepter, you’re nigh-guaranteed to proc Perplexity’s #4 at least once per channel.
Malegryne (Sylvari Mesmer), Lannka (Asura Thief) – Ferguson’s Crossing: [PRD/BRB/OMFG]
Other 80s: Any but Warrior
